Mr. Frank Nolan:

I thank the Chairman and members for the invitation to appear before the joint committee. I am honoured to have been nominated by the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar, to become chairperson of the Dublin Dental University Hospital board. I will introduce myself and outline the approach I intend to take as chairperson of the Dublin Dental University Hospital board.

I am 53 years of age. I have been married to Cathy for the past 29 years and have three children, Jennifer aged 22 years, Phillip, 24 and Stephen, 26. My hobbies include playing golf at Kilkeel Golf Club and sailing on Carlingford Lough. I am a past pupil of Terenure College and the College of Commerce, Rathmines, Dublin. I qualified as an accounting technician in 1982. I qualified as a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in 1990 and became a fellow in June 2013. I have been employed on senior management teams for over 24 years, covering areas such as performance, corporate governance, audit, regulatory systems, human resources, information technology, risks and strategy. I am a member of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies - Ireland. I hold the position of chairperson of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and have been an active participant on its boards since 2009. CIMA Ireland represents 5,000 members and 3,000 students on the island of Ireland. Later today, in my capacity as chairperson, I will be presenting the award to the winning Global Business Challenge Team in the Institute of Technology Tallaght. That is where I have to go next for a photoshoot and I am running a little late for it.